JAC Motors Model History

China · founded 1964

China's Hefei-based state-owned automaker — built on commercial vehicles since 1964, now spanning Pininfarina-designed sedans, global-export SUVs, the iEV electric line, and the Hunter pickup.

Models

Refine MPV (M5)

JAC's first passenger vehicle — a Hyundai Starex-derived van that launched the Refine sub-brand in 2002 and remains in production.

Minivan · 2002–present
Binyue (J7)

JAC's first sedan — a large, rear-drive-inspired front-wheel-drive executive car that opened the passenger-car era for the brand.

Full-size car · 2008–2012
Tongyue (J3)

A Pininfarina-designed subcompact offered as a sedan and the sporty Tongyue RS hatchback — JAC's entry-level car for nearly a decade.

Subcompact car · 2008–2017
Heyue (J5)

JAC's compact sedan positioned above the Tongyue and below the Binyue — the middle rung of the brand's early sedan ladder.

Compact car · 2009–2017
Refine A60

JAC's ill-fated executive sedan — previewed in 2014, launched in late 2016, and discontinued within months after weak sales.

Executive car · 2016–2017
Refine S5

JAC's first genuinely popular SUV — a compact crossover launched at the 2012 Guangzhou show that gave JAC a foothold in China's booming SUV market.

Compact SUV · 2013–2019
Refine S7

JAC's mid-size seven-seat SUV — sold as the T80 or Sei 7 in Latin America and positioned above the Refine S5.

Mid-size SUV · 2017–2020
JS4

JAC's current compact SUV export flagship — sold in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, and Australasia under the JS4 badge.

Compact SUV · 2021–present
JS6

JAC's current mid-size SUV, larger than the JS4, aimed at export markets across the Middle East and Africa.

Mid-size SUV · 2023–present
Refine M3

JAC's compact MPV — a seven-seat people-mover positioned in the mass-market segment, introduced in 2015.

Minivan · 2015–present
iEV Series

JAC's family of battery-electric city cars and sedans — among China's earliest mainstream affordable EVs, spanning the iEV4, iEV6E, iEV7, and iEVA50.

Electric car · 2014–present
T9 Hunter

JAC's mid-size body-on-frame pickup — unveiled at the 2020 Beijing Auto Show and now available with petrol, PHEV, and electric powertrains.

Pickup truck · 2021–present

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